Best Places14885, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14885, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
14885 ranks 14,799th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14885
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
14885's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14885 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 14885 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14885
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14885 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,985, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 14885's effective rate of 1.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14885
14885 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14885.
Who works in 14885, and how
Work in 14885 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 14885
14885 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 14885 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14885, month by month
14885 sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 14885
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14885
Schools across 14885 average an A, better than 96% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jasper-troupsburg Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Canisteo-greenwood Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Jasper-troupsburg Junior-senior High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14885 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14885 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 14885 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14885
Is 14885 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14885 ranks 14,799th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14885 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,432. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $65,985 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 14885 safe?
Yes, 14885 is safer than 100% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $83 per resident a year.
Compare 14885 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14885. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14885 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
14885 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14885: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14885: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14885: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14885: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14885 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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